About Thanwar Village

Thanwar is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,993, made up of 2,057 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	3,993
Male Population	2,057
Female Population	1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanwar compares

By the 2011 count Thanwar is the 15th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Thanwar

Thanwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thanwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thanwar from other places

Thanwar lies about 19 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thanwar
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	7.9 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	19 km

Villages closest to Thanwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahishi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Thanwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanwar village had a population of 3,993. That makes it the 15th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Thanwar village has 2,057 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanwar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Thanwar is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanwar covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thanwar falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thanwar is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thanwar.

Thanwar is about 19 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanwar is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 7.9 km away. Bangaon is about 11 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.